[GeronL]

“Protestants” is lumping a bunch of people together who have little to nothing in common, building those strawmen to knock over must be fun.

I am still wondering what Jesus said to encourage the use of prayer beads, praying to statues, praying to Saints and making some kind of Goddess from Mary.

Catholics have disregarded Jesus teachings on everything.

[Steve_Seattle]

“Protestants” is lumping a bunch of people together who have little to nothing in common, building those strawmen to knock over must be fun."

You are avoiding the question. My saying that Protestants accept divorce and remarriage for many reasons other than adultery is not creating a "straw man" - it is stating a FACT. By raising the issue of Mary and saints you are just avoiding the issue. I am NOT arguing from the point of view of a practicing Catholic; I am arguing from scripture, and YOU HAVE NO SCRIPTURAL RESPONSE, only Catholic-bashing.

[Steve_Seattle]

"I am still wondering what Jesus said to encourage the use of prayer beads, praying to statues, praying to Saints and making some kind of Goddess from Mary."

Jesus was a Jew, and accepted many practices that you might find odd, weird, or offensive, including animal sacrifice in a temple maintained by a priestly class. (The "cleansing of the temple" was a protest against certain abuses, not against the temple cult itself.)

[caww]

They have to believe in works salvation otherwise Pergatory would be empty.

Their belief system is built like a house of cards....it cannot stand without each piece being in place because it is man built...on sand....one day it will fall completely.